USD Men's Basketball 1997-1998

1998 wee TOURNAMENT SANTA CLARA TO HOST wee CHAMPIONSHIP When the 12th annual West Coast Conference Basketball Champi– onships tip off at Santa Clara University, it will be the sixth time the tourna– ment has taken place at Toso Pavilion. SCU served as the host the fi rst time it was a common-site event back in 1988 and also hosted the tourney in 1996, 1995, 1994 and 199 1. The women's tournament, in its 7th year, is back at SCU for the sixth time after a one-year visit to LMU in 1997.

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--------------- w cc TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE February 22 (Sun.) Brackets Announced 12 Noon

TOURNAMENT TIDBITS

February 23 (Mon.)

Media Tel econference

10:00 am

HOME COURT DISADVANTAGE The tournament host team has never won the championship game. In fact, only one host has ever advanced to the final (Santa Clara fel l to LMU in the 1988 championship). TOP SEED CHALLENGE The # 1 seed has lost in the first round of the tournament three years in a row (Santa Clara fell to LMU in '97; Pepperdine in '96 and LMU in '95) . The #1 has taken the championship just three times in the previous 11 years (LMU in 1988, Pepperdine in 1991 and '92). BAYAREA BATTLE Last year 's championship battle between Saint Mary's and San Fran– cisco was the first featuring two Bay Area teams. A Bay Area team hasn't played in the final at a Bay Area site since SCU won the 1993 title at San Francisco. Either SMC, SCU or USF advanced to the final of each of the first five tournaments. ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT VICTORIES

All men 's and women's coaches will be on line for the an– nouncement of the 1998 AII-WCC Teams.

February 26 (Thu.)

Women's Session #1 Women's Session #2

*12 Noon *6:00 pm

February 27 (Fri.)

Women's Semifinals

*6:00 pm

February 28 (Sat.)

Men's Session #1 Men's Session #2

*12 Noon *6:00 pm

March 1 (Sun.) Women's Championship

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12 Noon *5:30 pm

TITLES 94, 92, 91

L 7 9 8

Men's Semifinals

Pepperdine Santa Clara Loyola Marymount Gonzaga Saint Mary's San Diego Portlana San Francisco

93, 87 89, 88

9 9 9 7 6 6

March 2 (Mon.)

10 10 10 9 11

95 97

Men's Championship

9:07 pm

(ESPN Telecast) . *Denotes the 2nd game starts 30 minutes after the first game ends.

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